Joe Biden's campaign faces backlash for allegedly halting supply of interview questions following radio host's disclosure

WASHINGTON, DC: President Joe Biden's campaign has stopped supplying media outlets with questions for upcoming interviews after this practice was publicly revealed on national television.

“While interview hosts have always been free to ask whatever questions they please, moving forward we will refrain from offering suggested questions,” a source familiar with Biden's media arrangements informed the New York Post on Saturday, July 6,

Andrea Lawful-Sanders reports receiving 8 questions from Biden's campaign

The source's comments came shortly after a Philadelphia radio host revealed on CNN that the Biden campaign had given her questions ahead of the 81-year-old's appearance on her show.

Andrea Lawful-Sanders, host of 'The Source' on WURD, reported that she received a list of eight questions from the Biden campaign before her interview with President Biden on Wednesday, July 3.

This was aimed at reassuring concerned supporters, especially African Americans, that the President's subpar debate performance was not representative of his usual standard.

She confirmed that she approved eight questions, from which four were selected for the interview.

During the interview, Biden repeatedly misspoke, claiming at one point that he was proud to be "the first black woman to serve with a black president."

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Additionally, Joe Biden made other claims such as, "I’m the first president who got elected statewide in the state of Delaware when I was a kid."

Apart from that, he frequently stumbled during a subsequent radio interview on Wednesday for 'The Earl Ingram Show' on WMCS in Milwaukee.

Ingram, who also featured on CNN's 'First of All,' did not contest Lawful-Sanders' account of how Biden's team directed the questions. The Biden campaign later asserted that sending suggested talking points to interviewers is a standard practice.

“Hosts are always free to ask the questions they think will best inform their listeners,” in a statement, Biden spokeswoman Lauren Hitt commented.

The President participated in pre-recorded interviews with black radio stations, partly to alleviate Democratic concerns about his capacity to serve another term in the White House.

However, these appearances inadvertently intensified inquiries regarding Biden's cognitive abilities.

Joe Biden faces backlash on social media

As soon as the news went viral on social media, users started reacting to it. One wrote, "This is why the debate was so bad. He can't handle questions anymore."

Another user mocked, "Who’s surprised Biden can’t take questions now." [sic]

A commentator slammed, "So they’re suddenly going to stop after almost 4 years? Come on, man!"

"Biden campaign should not allow media cards or teleprompter either. Whoops, I said it," a person wrote. [sic]

A user claimed, "They’ll still provide the questions up front, just won’t call it 'feeding' them."

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